Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:40233 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7613 of 2025 Petitioner :- Dr. Manoj Kumar Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Medical Health And Family Welfare And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mrinal Tripathi,Birendra Narain Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite parties. 2. Petition has been filed seeking the following relief: "(i) issue, a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding and directing to the Opposite Parties to promote the petitioner on the post of Medical Officer Grade-2 (Level-2) in pay scale Rs.15600-39100 grade pay Rs.6600.00 from the date he has completed the required period of service as per 2021 PMS Service Rules for promotion from Level-I to Level-2 with all consequential service benefits." 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner is qualified and eligible for being promoted on the post of Medical Officer as prayed for and such posts are already lying vacant. 4. Since considering petitioner's grievance would entail factual aspects, liberty is granted to petitioner to file fresh representation before opposite party no.1 i.e. Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Medical, Health and Family Welfare, U.P. Civil Secretariat, Lucknow or any other competent authority who shall consider and decide the same within a period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority along with fresh representation. 5. With aforesaid observations and directions, the petition is finally disposed of. Order Date :- 15.7.2025 Subodh/- Digitally signed by :- SUBODH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench